DCI Blackfeet in Browning, Montana - Dialysis Center

DCI Blackfeet is a medicare approved dialysis facility center in Browning, Montana and it has 8 dialysis stations. It is located in Glacier county at Hospital Circle, Browning, MT, 59417. You can reach out to the office of DCI Blackfeet at (406) 338-7472. This dialysis clinic is managed and/or owned by Dialysis Clinic, Inc.. DCI Blackfeet has the following ownership type - Non-Profit. It was first certified by medicare in July, 1998. The medicare id for this facility is 272504 and it accepts patients under medicare ESRD program.

Dialysis Center Profile

NameDCI Blackfeet
LocationHospital Circle, Browning, Montana
No. of Dialysis Stations 8
Medicare ID272504
Managed ByDialysis Clinic, Inc.
Ownership TypeNon-Profit
Late Shifts No

Contact Information


Hospital Circle, Browning, Montana, 59417
(406) 338-7472

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NPI Associated with this Dialysis Facility:

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NPI Number1124043815
Doing Business AsDialysis Clinic Inc.
Address760 Hopsital Circle, Browning, Montana, 59417
Phone Number(406) 338-7472

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Patient Distribution

Anemia Management

Dialysis patients with Hemoglobin data25
Medicare patients who had average hemoglobin (hgb) less than 10 g/dL4
Medicare patients who had average hemoglobin (hgb) greater than 12 g/dL4

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Dialysis Adequacy

Adult patinets who undergo hemodialysis, their Kt/V should be atleast 1.2 and for peritoneal dialysis the Kt/V should be atleast 1.7, that means they are receiving right amount of dialysis. Pediatric patients who undergo hemodialysis, their Kt/V should be atleast 1.2 and for peritoneal dialysis the Kt/V should be 1.8.
Higher percentages should be better.

  • Hemodialysis
    Adult patients getting regular hemodialysis at the center41
    Adult patient months included in Kt/V greater than or equal to 1.2330
    Percentage of adult patients getting regular hemodialysis at the center95

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  • Peritoneal Dialysis
    Adult patients getting regular peritoneal dialysis at the center5
    Adult patient months included in Kt/V greater than or equal to 1.731

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Mineral and Bone Disorder

An important goal of dialysis is to maintain normal levels of various minerals in the body, such as calcium. This shows the percentage of patients treated at DCI Blackfeet with elevated calcium levels.

Patients with hypercalcemia47
Hypercalcemia patient months388
Patients with Serumphosphor49
Patients with Serumphosphor less than 3.5 mg/dL7
Patients with Serumphosphor from 3.5 to 4.5 mg/dL14
Patients with Serumphosphor from 4.6 to 5.5 mg/dL24
Patients with Serumphosphor from 5.6 to 7 mg/dL35
Patients with Serumphosphor greater than 7 mg/dL20

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Vascular Access

The arteriovenous (AV) fistulae is considered long term vascular access for hemodialysis because it allows good blood flow, lasts a long time, and is less likely to get infected or cause blood clots than other types of access. Patients who don't have time to get a permanent vascular access before they start hemodialysis treatments may need to use a venous catheter as a temporary access.

Patients included in arterial venous fistula and catheter summaries 33
Patient months included in arterial venous fistula and catheter summaries 290
Percentage of patients getting regular hemodialysis at the center that used an arteriovenous (AV) fistulae for their treatment71
Percentage of patients receiving treatment through Vascular Catheter for 90 days/longer21

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Hospitalization Rate

The rate of hospitalization show you whether patients who were being treated regularly at a certain dialysis center were admitted to the hospital more often (worse than expected), less often (better than expected), or about the same (as expected), compared to similar patients treated at other centers.

Standard Hospitalization Summary Ratio(SHR) YearJanuary, 2016 - December, 2016
Patients in facility's Hospitalization Summary35
Hospitalization Rate in facility120.1 (As Expected)
Hospitalization Rate: Upper Confidence Limit266.2
Hospitalization Rate: Lower Confidence Limit57.3

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Readmission Rate

The rate of readmission show you whether patients who were being treated regularly at DCI Blackfeet were readmitted more often (worse than expected), less often (better than expected), or about the same (as expected), compared to similar patients treated at other dialysis centers.

Standard Readmission Summary Ratio(SRR) YearJanuary, 2016 - December, 2016
Readmission Rate in facility20 (As Expected)
Readmission Rate: Upper Confidence Limit41.2
Readmission Rate: Lower Confidence Limit7.1

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Infection Rate

Hemodialysis treatment requires direct access to the bloodstream, which can be an opportunity for germs to enter the body and cause infection. This information shows how often patients at DCI Blackfeet get infections in their blood each year compared to the number of infections expected for the center based on the national average.

Standard Infection Summary Ratio(SIR) YearJanuary, 2016 - December, 2016
SIR: Upper Confidence Limit.85

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Transfusion Summary

Patients with anemia require blood transfusions if their anemia is not managed well by their dialysis center. This information shows whether DCI Blackfeet's rate of transfusions is better than expected, as expected, or worse than expected, compared to other centers that treat similar patients.

Standard Transfusion Summary Ratio (STrR) Year January, 2016 - December, 2016
Patients in facility's Transfusion Summary 32
Transfusion Rate in facility21.8 (As Expected)
Transfusion Rate: Upper Confidence Limit105.9
Transfusion Rate: Lower Confidence Limit5.5

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Survival Summary

The rate of mortality show you whether patients who were being treated regularly at DCI Blackfeet lived longer than expected (better than expected), don’t live as long as expected (worse than expected), or lived as long as expected (as expected), compared to similar patients treated at other facilities.

Standard Survival Summary Ratio(SIR) YearJanuary, 2013 - December, 2016
Patients in facility's Survival Summary174
Mortality Rate in facility12 (As Expected)
Mortality Rate: Upper Confidence Limit18.1
Mortality Rate: Lower Confidence Limit7.5

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Dialysis Facility in Browning, MT

DCI Blackfeet
Location: Hospital Circle, Browning, Montana, 59417
Phone: (406) 338-7472

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